A Louisville Cardinals commitment since April 16, 2013, three-star offensive tackle Kavaris Harkless (Jacksonville, FL) has decided to flip allegiances and will instead join the Florida Gators as an early enrollee.

According to InsidetheGators.com recruiting analyst Blake Alderman, who cited one of the prospect’s coaches at Trinity Christian High School, Harkless will enroll in classes on Monday and join Florida for spring practice.

The Gators first offered Harkless, rated a four-star prospect by ESPN, in December and immediately became the highest-profile team to do so. Though Harkless was 100 percent committed to the Cardinals, he began considering his options at that time and has now made the switch just one day after Louisville head coach Charlie Strongdecided to leave the program for Texas.

Recruited by head coach Will Muschamp and defensive backs coach Travaris Robinson, Harkless (6-foot-5, 269 pounds) is an important commitment for Florida, which needs to add quality depth along the offensive line.

He is the Gators’ 20th commitment this recruiting cycle and second in the last four days.

Great info Adam. Thanks for the Willis information. Hope we can keep him in the fold. Kudos to T-Rob, he is bringing in talent year in year out. Can’t wait to get Isaiah McKenzie and Jones on campus. We need those playmakers, Hopefully the Scott kid from NC gets on campus as well. Go Gators!

Wow! He’s not even rated among ESPN’s top 300. I’m surprised Strong even offered him a scholarship. I doubt he’ll play next season coming in at 269. What a change from the Meyer, Zook, Spurrier eras. Musjoke is taking recruiting to new lows.

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